Xilexio: It’s been a while. Sorry for “posting” last update only as a comment, but there wasn’t much going on either. It seems it is a pretty busy season for both me and Shi0n. xrtyui also didn’t get much time to work on Motoka. Here’s the progress update:

Sora: 8288/8288 (100.00%)

Nao: 5095/7311 (69.69%)

Akira: 6473/8793 (73.62%)

Kazuha: 6634/6634 (100.00%)

Motoka: 1889/6261 (30.17%)

Common: 2096/2096 (100.00%)

Total: 30475/39383 (77.38%).

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I asked Shi0n to share some of his thoughts here, so here you are:

shi0nmaku: I’ve been given a chance to add my insights about the translations for YNS. Last year, I messaged Xilexio to be a part of this group again. I was the translator of Akira, yet I failed to deliver the scripts. I needed to study more Japanese then, and last year, I felt like I could do it. I think it was October of last year, so I can promise you guys… I’ll do my best to finish Nao’s script before that month. I actually have dropped other projects just to speed up Nao’s translation. I had a hard time on some lines (Xi knows that), and at some point, I feel like slacking playing FPS all night. Oh well, that’s all for now, I’ll do my best! 😀 皆さん！僕は頑張ってにするよ！ｗｗｗでも、やっぱり。。。このポーストは、本当に恥ずかしいよｗｗｗ(TL: Everyone! I’ll do my best! LOL. But, as I thought… This post is really embarrassing. LOL)

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22 responses to “２０１４年８月１８日 – Yosuga no Sora update”

Waiting for Akira’s and Motoka’s translation as well as HNS. I hope you guys at least enjoy yourselves while translating. Good things take time, although i think you guys might need to check spelling issues once all of them are done XD The anime just isn’t cutting it for me ><

It looks like Shion may actually give more effort from now on so perhaps he will finish Nao’s route in the not so distant future. He had shown himself capable of translating like 20% per month so with only 30% left all it would take would be 1.5-2 months of hard work like he did when he started. And then all Nao fans would rejoice.

I noticed with translation projects that it is important to force himself/herself for an extra effort near the very end as often a translator who took a break find it difficult to get back on track. Sure, some may return with renewed vigor but it truly requires plenty of discipline and motivation.